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The Weekly of Business Aviation, August 7, 2017

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Forecasts/Industry Data

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Bizjet Manufacturing Growth Coming In 2018, Rockwell CEO Predicts

Aug 02, 2017
Business jet manufacturers will experience growth as soon as next year, Rockwell Collins’ President and CEO Kelly Ortberg predicts.
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Bizav, General Aviation Avionics Sales On Upswing

Aug 02, 2017
Wordwide business and general aviation avionics sales totaled $1.14 billion during the first half of 2017, up 2.7% from the same time last year, the Aircraft Electronics Association says.

Intelligence

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Small Drone Market Expected To More Than Double By 2023

Aug 08, 2017
The worldwide small drone market is expected to grow from $6.76 billion in 2016 to $14.71 billion by 2023, a compound annual growth rate of 12.4%.

OEMs/Suppliers

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Cirrus Aircraft Expands To Meet Growth

Aug 03, 2017
Demand for Cirrus Aircraft’s new Vision Jet single-engine personal business jet has been strong, the company says.
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Bombardier 2Q Deliveries Decrease

Aug 01, 2017
Bombardier delivered 36 business jets in the second quarter of 2017, down from 42 a year ago, the company reports.

Programs

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Honda Aircraft Boosting HondaJet Production

Aug 03, 2017
Honda Aircraft plans to increase production of its HondaJet at its Greensboro, North Carolina, headquarters as it works to reach full production capacity of the aircraft.
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Textron Aviation Takes Orders For Skyhawk Trainers

Aug 02, 2017
Textron Aviation has received an order for 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 trainers from ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Icon Resumes A5 LSA Production As Founder Perseveres

Jul 27, 2017
Eight years of flying U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers in high-risk military operations failed to prepare Kirk Hawkins for the daunting civilian challenge of starting up Icon Aircraft company, maker of the A5 light sport amphibian.
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HondaJet Customers Embark On 80-Day World Tour

Aug 02, 2017
It’s a modern-day spin on the Jules Verne classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days, the company said.

Training

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Cirrus Launches Training Program For Buyers Of Used Aircraft

Aug 03, 2017
Cirrus Aircraft has launched a unique program to provide training at no cost to anyone buying used Cirrus SR20 or SR22 aircraft.

Suppliers

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New Turboprops Will Take On Pratt & Whitney PT6

Jul 31, 2017
GE Aviation’s new advanced turboprop for the Cessna Denali is crucial to growth plans that call for its business and general aviation powerplants to generate more than $1 billion a year by 2023.

Associations

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EAA Embraces Drones, New Technologies

Jul 24, 2017
The Experimental Aviation Association has always been known as a cradle for innovation, but is that spark now being overshadowed by massive corporate spending on private space, electric propulsion and automated personal transportation?

Services

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Crystal Shifts Focus, Takes Delivery Of VIP 777-200LR

Aug 02, 2017
Continuing to move forward with its aerial cruises concept, Crystal AirCruises took delivery of its new, reconfigured VIP 777-200LR on Aug. 1.

Business Aviation Briefs

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GlobeAir Flights To London Jump 53%

Aug 08, 2017
GlobeAir, a private jet on-demand operator, recorded a 53% increase in flights to London during the first five months of 2017 compared to a year ago.
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Missile Defense Agency In Market For G550s

Aug 08, 2017
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is in the market for two secondhand Gulfstream G550 business jets to replace its 1970s-vintage Gulfstream IIB test observation platforms.
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Clay Lacy Aviation In Seattle Earns Stage II IS-BAH

Aug 08, 2017
Gateway USA, doing business as Clay Lacy Aviation at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Seattle, has been granted the first Stage II IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling) registration in North America.
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Hospital Wing Adds Airbus H130 To Medical Transport Fleet

Aug 08, 2017
Hospital Wing, a Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit air medical transport service, has taken delivery of a new Airbus H130 single-engine helicopter.
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Universal Avionics, Chicago Jet Group Earns EASA Nod For FANS STC

Aug 08, 2017
Universal Avionics and Chicago Jet Group in Tucson, Arizona, have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approvals for multiple retrofit Future Air Navigation System Supplemental Type Certifications.
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DC Aviation Adds Challenger 605 To Fleet

Aug 08, 2017
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim in Dubai has added a Challenger 605 to its managed fleet, bringing the number of aircraft managed to six.
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JetSuite Adds Aircraft Management Services

Aug 08, 2017
JetSuite has added multi-tiered aircraft management to its services as a way to reduce the cost of ownership for single-aircraft owners.
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Polaris Aero Launches Vector SMS Safety Software

Aug 08, 2017
Polaris Aero is offering Vector SMS, an aviation safety management system to help flight departments operate safely and comply with SMS protocols.
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Hawthorne Hangar Operations Now Open For Business

Aug 08, 2017
Hawthorne Hangar Operations opened its full-service fixed-base operation at Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport on Aug. 1.

Appointments

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Appointments

Aug 08, 2017
David Pekoske has been confirmed as assistant secretary of homeland security at the Transportation Security Administration.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Aug 08, 2017
Aug. 8-9—2017 ACI-NA/AAAE Airport Safety Management Systems Workshop, Minneapolis, Minnesota, http://www.aci-na.org/event/8374

Monthly Program Profile

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Monthly Program Profile: Beechcraft King Air 200 And 25

Aug 08, 2017
View the Monthly Program Profile: Beechcraft King Air 200 And 250 in PDF format.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Aug 08, 2017
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 Global Express airplanes.

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Aug 08, 2017
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